Frank Wolf's Sinophobia Manifests Itself at OSTP

Congress Slashes Budget of White House Science Office, AAAS/Science Insider
“First words, then deeds. Frustrated that White House officials have ignored congressional language curtailing scientific collaborations with China, legislators have decided to get their attention through a 32% cut in the tiny budget of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Science lobbyists say that’s a bad idea. A 2012 spending bill expected to be approved later this week slashes OSTP’s current $6.6 million budget to $4.5 million. The cuts won’t mean layoffs or furloughs for the office’s 90-person staff, many on loan from other agencies or outside institutions. But it “will have real consequences on OSTP’s operations,” says OSTP spokesperson Rick Weiss, forcing OSTP “to prioritize existing activities” in fields ranging from science education to sustainable energy.”
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